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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 9,2012 South Morrow scholarships announced The South M orrow County Scholarship Trust has announced the recipi ents o f the 2012 schol arships in the amount of $1,000 each. Recipients are Justin Pranger, Jordan Peterson, Rebecca Jepsen, Zechariah Hintz and Mak- enna Ramos. The five stu dents were selected out of 12 applicants on the basis of academic achievement, chosen field of study, finan cial need, school participa tion, degree of effort the student has made in seeking sources for college, and personal characteristics for success and school citizen ship. Ju stin Pranger is the Son o f A n ita and David Pranger o f H ep p ner. He at- Justin tends Hep- Pranger pner High School and plans on attend ing the University of Idaho. He has been volunteering for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and will be working toward a degree in wildlife manage ment. Justin is the 2012 Valedictorian of the class of 2012 in Heppner. He is a member of FFA, Pep Club and National Honor Soci ety, and is the current NHS chapter president. He was an honorable mention Blue Mountain District basket ball player, with varsity let ters in basketball and base ball. Justin served as season captain for basketball and is captain for 2012 baseball. He has participated in many community activities, log ging 320 hours of service. He is on track to be the re cipient for a four-year aca demic letter. Justin has been the outstanding student in math, technology, language arts and many others. Jordan Peterson of lone is the daughter o f Jessica a n d D an P e te rs o n . She plans on attend ing South western Or egon Uni Jordan v ersity in Peterson Coos Bay, OR. Jordan will be studying nursing. She has been preparing for this field by taking extra health program s during her summers, participating in Med-Quest and taking online courses. She is a member of National Honor Society and is Big Sky Scholar Athlete Award win- ner. Jordan is very active in community events, working on bike path clean-up and book fair, and serving as a youth track meet helper, youth cheerleading leader, youth golf clinic volunteer and counselor for Tup- per outdoor school. She is active in her church, and earned varsity letters in bas ketball and golf. She is also captain of cheerleading. Rebecca Jepsen attends lone C om m unity High School. She is the daugh ter of Nancy and William Jepsen. She plans on attend ing Whitworth University in Spokane, WA or Biola University in LaMirada, CA. Rebecca plans on ob taining a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology or exercise science. She then would attend a graduate school to receive a doctorate in physi cal therapy. She has enjoyed many hours job-shadowing a local physical therapist. She is a member of the Na tional Honor Society, 4-H, Wrangler horse riding club, Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen Organization and Or egon East Symphony Rebecca has lettered in volley- ball, track and cheer- leading. Rebecca Her many JePsen awards in clude Oregon OS A A State Solo M usic C ham pion ships, Silver Medal in Or egon State High School Solo Music C ham pion ships and Top lone High School student awards in physical science, geometry, chemistry and pre-calculus. Rebecca was awarded Miss Three Rivers Outstanding Teen Title Holder in 2011 and served as an honorary page in the Oregon House of Representative in 2011. Zechariah Hintz from Heppner is the son of Teresa Vandoorn and Joey Van- doom. He has been accept ed into Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He intends to attain a degree in agricul tural science. Zech is very active in FFA, serving as Heppner FFA chapter presi dent, assistant reporter and vice president; he has also served as district FFA vice president. He is a member of National Honor Society, serving as parliamentarian. Zech is a member of drama, Pep Band, and Pep Club. He is an active volunteer in his community, working on M u s tang Mop- up, s e r v ing on the Ford Com- ai u n i t y Leadership Zechariah P r o g r a m, Hintz volunteer ing at the assisted living residence, and many more volunteer activities. He is a recipient of the Golden Presidential Award. Heppner Chamber Student o f the Year and Elks Local Most Valuable Student. Makenna Ramos is the daughter of Lynn Dee and John B. Ramos of lone. She attends lone Community High School. She plans on attending Oregon State Uni versity and working for a degree in agricultural busi ness management. Maken na is a member of National Honor Society, Spanish international club, 4-H and lone Christian youth group. She is has earned volleyball varsity letters, dairyman's academic top 10 award in volleyball, basketball var sity letters, basketball Big Sky Scholar Athlete, and track varsity letters. She has many hours of volun teer service in her com munity, including junior member of lone Auxiliary, JDRF Diabetes Walk and Tri-C oun- ty C a m p Counselor. Makenna was the 2011 Wen d y ’s high Makenna s c h o o l Ramos Heisman winner, school level 12. The board of directors o f the scholarship trust includes Bill Rietmann, president; Ginger Bowman, vice-president; Del LaRue, treasurer; Sharon Harrison, secretary; Missy Cutsforth, Martha Munkers and Carri Grieb. The South Morrow County Scholarship Trust was established several years ago with the mission to grow funds to provide scholarships to graduating seniors from Heppner and lone high schools and to eventually take the place of the Troedson Scholarship fund, which will be discon tinued in the year 2023. Poppy days coming Poppy days are com ing for Heppner and lone American Legion Auxiliary units. In Heppner, Unit #87 will offer poppies to the public on May 23 and 24 at the Heppner Post Office. In lone, Unit #95 will offer poppies May 15 through May 17 at the lone market. Community members are asked to look for Auxiliary members offering poppies for a free-will donation, and to wear poppies as a tribute and remembrance of what many gave for this country’s freedom. Why the poppy? The poppy is a memo rial tradition that began in the years following World War 1. Veterans returning to their homes remembered the wild poppies that lined the devastated battlefields of France and Flanders, and soldiers of all nations came to look upon this flower as a living symbol of their dead comrades’ sacrifice. Canadian officer Colo nel John McCrae, who was killed during the war, im mortalized the flower in his famous poem, “In Flanders’ Fields.” Its opening lines are familiar to millions of people around the world: “In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow. Between the crosses row on row ...” In the year 1920, the American Legion adopt ed the poppy as a memo rial flower; in 1921, the American Legion Auxiliary adopted the poppy as its memorial flower. Traditionally, there has never been any price fixed to the poppy. Donations of any amount are acceptable because the basic purpose o f Poppy Day is to offer the American public an op portunity to honor the war dead and assist the living. All income from poppy sales is restricted to use in projects for veterans. The poppies are made by vet erans in various hospitals and homes. Local teens selected for Girls State The American Legion Auxili ary #87 has an nounced that it will be send ing local teens Tessa Gould and Larissa Gray to the 72nd annual Oregon Girls State summer program. The selected girls will attend the program from June 17 through June 23 on the Wil lamette University campus in Salem, OR. Oregon Girls State is a premiere, one-week sum mer training program based on leadership, volunteerism and citizenship sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Oregon. Chosen partici pants must have completed their junior year in high school, as well as meeting selection requirements of leadership, scholarship, character, volunteering, and an interest in improving Tessa Gould (L) and Larissa Gray. -Contributedphoto their communities. The program is designed to increase knowledge and awareness of high school juniors throughout the state concerning governmental processes and procedures at the city, county and state levels of government in a hands-on, interactive envi- ronment. The goal is for the girls to learn how to become actively involved in their communities as leaders. Sponsoring community partners providing funding are American Legion Post #87, Legion Auxiliary #87 and the Morrow County Court. Over the Tee Cup Eleven ladies turned out for a sunny day of play on April 24, but they found the course somewhat soggy after the big storm. Low gross of the field was held by Corol Mitchell. Darcee Mitchell had low net and Sarah Rucker had least putts. For flight A, Pat D ougherty and D arcee Mitchell tied for long drive; Corol Mitchell had K.P. On flight B, Pat Dougherty had low gross, Lorrene Montgomery, low net and Darcee Mitchell took K.P. Flight C low gross was Laura Rogers and Betty Carlson, low net was Ann Elgin, least putts was Bev Steagall and KP was Toni Nichols. Corol Mitchell had a chip-in. Fifteen ladies partici pated in a sunny but cold May Day of play on Tues day, May 1. Low gross of the field was taken by Vir ginia Grant; Sarah Rucker and Suzanne Jepsen tied for low net, and Lynnea Sar gent had the least putts. FQr flight A, Pat Ed- mundson had low gross, Corol M itchell had low net, Virginia Grant had long drive and Pat Edmundson had the longest putt. For flight B, Pat Dougherty had the low gross, Carri Grieb had low net, Darcee Mitchell had least putts, Sarah Rucker had the long drive and Darcee Mitchell had the longest putt. On flight C, Jackie Allstott had low gross, Leann Wright had low net, Bev Steagall had the least putts, Leann Wright had the long drive and Jackie Allstott had the longest putt. Chip-ins were Corol Mitchell, 1, and Suzanne Jepsen, 2. Willow Creek Country Club also has several up coming events, including the 18-hole invitational on June 5 and the Jo Pettyjohn Memorial June 9-10. HHS holds plant sale WCCC Jack and Jill results Heppner High School greenhouse. Times as fol will hold its annual plant low s: W ednesday and sale this week at the HHS Thursday, May 9-10, 3:30- 6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, from 11 The second annual Heppner High a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, School baseball fund-raiser May 13, from 1-3 p.m. A variety of plants were TEXAS HOLD 'EM grown for the project, in POKER TOURNAMENT cluding tom atoes, m ari May 12 Doors open at 5 p.m. Heppner Elks golds, zinnias, cantaloupe Lodge. Poker sign-up starts at 5:45 p.m. and and basil. tournament play begins at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds from the sale Buy-in is $40; no re-buys allowed. will go toward next year’s Sign-up close* after play begins. plant science class and fu No-host beverages and food ture plant sales. 9TH ANNUAL POKER RUN IN THE BLUES Saturday, May 12, 2012 Location: Morrow/Grant County O H V Park 30 Miles South of H eppner on H W Y 207 Cost: Last Friday evening, 13 couples played in the first Jack and Jill couples’ tournament of the season at Willow Creek Country Club. Winners in the two- person, nine-hole scram ble play were as follows: Gross: 1" (tie), Dennis and Debbie Peck, and John and Pat Edmundson, 32; 2nd (tie) John and Nancy Propheter, and Gene Orwick and Pat Dougherty, 35; 3,d, Bob and Suzanne Jepsen, and Ralph and Sally Walker, 36. Net: 1* (tie), Larry and Karen Runyon, and Char lie and Jodi Ferguson; 2nd, Stacy and Heidi Wilson; 3rd (tie), Steve and Mandy Wilson, Gary and Nicole Friday, May 18 at 6 p.m., Jack and Jill. Saturday, May 19 at 8:30 p.m., Glow Ball. Monday, May 28 at 4 p.m., family barbecue. The course will be closed all day on Monday, May 14, for the Columbia- Blue Senior Golf Associa tion Tournament. Catholic men to hold barbecue The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner and St. William's Catholic Church in lone will hold their annual spring barbecue and meeting on Tuesday, May 15, at the Miller Wheat Farm shop. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. For further information, contact Cam Sweeney at 541-676-8955 or Dan Van Schoiack at 541-676-9971. Located In the Rolling Hills near Hardman. This rem ote location Is perfect for your private functions, THE TREO LODGE IS AVAILABLE FOR RENT Family Reunions Company Functions $15.00 each or $50.00 Family* ‘ Family must be immediate family, children 21 and under only Sign-up: 9 am Prizes: 3 pm Propheter, and Roger Ehr- mentraut and Lorene Mont gomery. The event was hosted by Earl and Peggy Fish- bum, bob and Suzanrte Jepsen, and Randy and Bernice Lott. Upcoming events in May at WCCC will be as follows: Time: First Rider Out: 10 am Last Rider Out: 12 pm Nightly or multiple day« Bring your own or Full Service Price» »tart at $300.00 per night sleep« 14 Available at Treo: Poker Ron Information contact: John Wight Tim Wright 541-676-5152 541-490-6681 May II -13,2012 Sporting Clay Course • Rifle Range Pistol Range • Tannerite Range Train Your Hunting Dogs Horse Shoes • Bicycling Hot Tub • Pool Table • Satellite TV ■•Ht om m iN O a V A Jurry o r food , snacks and d w nk j FOB RIDERS AM) PAUK OUBSTS TO HNJOY i Kathy I a call at 541-676-5840 » Kathy.TreoRanche«*Hughe».net www.TreoRanches.com 1 !
